The latest Animal Health news for UK farmers and the agricultural industry.
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Farming union NFU Scotland has joined forces with Police Scotland and the Ranger Service to highlight issues surrounding livestock worrying and other…
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Animal Health
The avian influenza prevention zone in Northern Ireland, due to expire today (31 May 2017) will not be renewed, the Department of Agriculture has…
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Animal Health
A plan to allow winter gardens to be used to overcome the 12-week rule in the event of another bird flu crisis has been submitted to the European…
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Animal Health
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have examined issues surrounding the slaughter of pregnant farmed animals in Europe. According to EFSA…
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Animal Health
A two day delay to the introduction of quarantine units in Wales is a 'miniscule step' in the right direction, the Farmers' Union of Wales has said…
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Animal Health
Scotland and Northern Ireland has been approved of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) negligible risk status. The move was announced following a…
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Farmers are being urged to be vigilant for signs of Bluetongue virus (BTV) after BTV-8 was detected in cattle in a previously disease-free area of…
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Animal Health
The Welsh Government has announced that Quarantine Units will be introduced in Wales from 12th June. The introduction of Quarantine Units (QU) will…
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Animal Health
Bovine TB incidence in Wales’ Intensive Action Area (IAA) has fallen by 35% since it was established, according to a new report. The IAA was…
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More UK dairy farms need to regularly weigh their growing calves to improve their life chances, according to AHDB. Calf survival is still a big…
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